Barrel lock for gun rack

ABSTRACT

A device particularly for, but not limited to rotary vertical gun racks. This device when the barrel of the gun is urged against the flat surface of the disc forming the lock, it will automatically rotate the disc, the outer portion partially encompassing the barrel and preventing it from falling out of the rack if the rack is rotated fast.

United States Patent Inventor James W. Bird 3321 Dillon Ave., Cheyenne,Wyo. 82001 Appl. No. 783,997 Filed Dec. 16, 1968 Patented Jan. 26, 1971BARREL LOCK FOR GUN RACK 1 Claim, 2 Drawing Figs.

US. Cl 248/309, 211/64, 292/216 Int. Cl .1 A47b 81/00 Field of Search248/309; 211/60, 63, 64, 68, 70; 292/216, 230, 231, 238; 294/82, 83, 84

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,415,559 12/1968 Jeavons292/216 3,433,518 3/1969 Foltz 292/238 FOREIGN PATENTS 1,199,916 12/1959France 292/216 13,809 1905 Great Britain 21 1/64 Primary Examiner-Roy D.Frazier Assistant Examiner.l. Franklin Foss ABSTRACT: A deviceparticularly for, but not limited to rotary vertical gun racks. Thisdevice when the barrel of the gun is urged against the flat surface ofthe disc forming the lock, it will automatically rotate the disc, theouter portion partially encompassing the barrel and preventing it fromfalling out of the rack if the rack is rotated fast.

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INVEN'I'OR.

I 1 James PIKE/rd BARREL LOCK FOR GUN RACK This invention relates to gunracks, and more particularly to a locking device for retaining thebarrels of guns placed within the rack.

It is therefore the main purpose of this invention to provide a barrellock for guns which will retain the barrel of the gun within the rackwithout having to construct a gun rack having a larger face thannecessary in order that the guns barrels will be maintained within thecenter of the rack to prevent them from falling out of the rack when therack is spun too fast.

Another object of this invention is to provide a barrel lock for gunracks which will consist of a disc having an offset pivot pin which willallow it to rotate when the barrel of the gun is urged against a flatsurface of a semiradial slot through the disc.

A further object of this invention is to provide a barrel lock whichwill have a portion of the slot through the disc cradling portion of theouter periphery of the barrel in order to prevent the barrel fromsliding out of the angular slot of the barrel holding portion of therack' Other objects of this invention are to provide a barrel lock forgun rack which is simple in design, inexpensive to manufacture, ruggedin construction, easy to use and efficient in operation.

These and other objects will become readily apparent upon a study of thefollowing specification together with the accompanying drawing wherein:

FIG. I is a fragmentary end view of a gun rack, showing the lock inclosed position, the open position being shown in phantom lines; and

FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG. 1.

According to this invention, a barrel lock for guns that are put intogun rack 11 is provided with a flat disc 12 having an inner fiat surface13 of a semiradial opening 14 of disc 12. The gun barrel 15 when urgedagainst surface 13 causes disc 12 to rotate about the offset pins 16which is secured to the gun rack wall 17. The disc 12 of barrel lock 10portion in combination with the opening 18 to one edge of gun rack wall17 so as to allow the gun barrel 15 to remain stationery within gun rack11. t

When placing gun barrel 15 within gun rack 11 the opening 14 of disc 12is aligned with opening 18 of the rack wall 17 to allow passage of gunbarrel 15. When gun barrel 15 is urged toward the end of the opening 18and is further urged against the surface 13 of disc 12, the disc 12 ispivoted about the pivot pin I6 which will cause the arcuate portion ofopening 14 to engage and cradle a portion of the outer periphery of gunbarrel l5 and will render it stationary within gun rack 11 until it isdesired to remove the gun.

I claim:

1 A barrel lock for guns in a gun rack, comprising in combination a fiatdisc an offset pivot pin carried by said disc providing rotation meansfor said disc and a gun rack wall for mounting said disc and supportinga gun barrel, said disc having a circular periphery interrupted by agenerally R-configurated central slot wherein the lower ends of said Rlegs communicate with said peripheral edge so to define said slot, saidR legs defining centrally converging sides of the outer portion of saidslot, the inner portion of said slot comprising an oval area having onegenerally long side defining the upper portion of said R configuration,said long side being at right angles to a longer leg of said Rconfiguration, and a shorter leg of said configuration meeting a centerof an opposite side of said oval therewith defining a hook formed on oneside of said slot, said disc provided with said slot receiving thebarrel of a gun in conjunction with a slot through the gun rack wallwhich will support said gun barrel, said disc e being supported uponsaid offset pivot pin which extends through said disc and through saidgun rack wall aiding and supporting said gun barrel, and said slot ofsaid disc when aligned with the opening of said gun rock allowsadmittance of said gun barrel into said barrel locking disc, said gunbarrel when urged against the flat surface comprising an extension ofthe arcuate surface of said slot causin rotation of said disc, so thatthe following edge will partial y encompass andcradle said barrel withinsaid opening ing of said gun rack wall when centrifugal force is appliedto said gun within said rack.

